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NEW YORK, NY -Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl (Pacific), Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner (Atlantic), Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (Central) and Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (Metropolitan) have been awarded the final roster spots for the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend as a result of voting in the 2019 NHL All-Star Last Men In presented by adidas .
More than 11.5-million votes were cast over the seven-day period (Jan. 3-10) for the newly created 2019 NHL All-Star Last Men In presented by adidas . That included a single-day high of more than 2‑million votes on Thursday, Jan. 10 - the final day of balloting.
Fans worldwide were able to cast their votes at NHL.com/Vote and via the NHL App from a group of 31 All-Star caliber players (determined by the League's Hockey Operations Department). Fans were permitted to select as few as one player and a maximum of four players per ballot. The maximum number of ballots cast per day for each user was 10.
Leon Draisaitl and Gabriel Landeskog will both be making their All-Star Game debuts, while Jeff Skinner will be making his second All-Star Game appearance and first since his Calder Trophy-winning season of 2010-11 (w/ CAR). Kris Letang will be playing in his fifth All-Star Game, adding to selections in 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2018.
See below for the full rosters for the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, which will once again consist of a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, featuring four teams - one for each NHL division.
The Sharks and city of San Jose will host the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, from Jan. 25‑26, including the 2019 SAP NHL All-Star Skills on Friday, Jan. 25 (6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, CBC, TVAS) and the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Saturday, Jan. 26 (5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, NBC, SN, CBC, TVAS). The 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend marks the second time NHL All-Star activities will take place in San Jose. The Sharks previously hosted the event in 1997.
Fans can join the conversation by using the official hashtag #NHLAllStar. For more information on the 2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, visit NHL.com/Fans/All-Star.
2019 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend Rosters
Atlantic Division (All-Star Appearance)F Jack Eichel, BUF (2nd)F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (3rd)F \ Auston Matthews, TOR (3rd)F David Pastrnak, BOS (1st)F ^ Jeff Skinner, BUF (2nd)F Steven Stamkos, TBL (6th)F John Tavares, TOR (6th)D Thomas Chabot, OTT (1st)D Keith Yandle, FLA (3rd)G Jimmy Howard, DET (2nd)G ¥ Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (2nd)
Central Division (All-Star Appearance)F Patrick Kane, CHI (8th)F ^ Gabriel Landeskog, COL (1st)F * Nathan MacKinnon, COL (3rd)F Ryan O'Reilly, STL (2nd)F Mikko Rantanen, COL (1st)F Mark Scheifele, WPG (1st)F Blake Wheeler, WPG (2nd)D Miro Heiskanen, DAL (1st)D Roman Josi, NSH (2nd)G Devan Dubnyk, MIN (3rd)G Pekka Rinne, NSH (3rd)
Metropolitan Division (All-Star Appearance)F Sebastian Aho, CAR (1st)F Cam Atkinson, CBJ (2nd)F Mathew Barzal, NYI (1st)F Sidney Crosby, PIT (4th)F Claude Giroux, PHI (6th)F Taylor Hall, NJD (3rd)D John Carlson, WSH (1st)D Seth Jones, CBJ (2nd)D ^ Kris Letang, PIT (5th)G Braden Holtby, WSH (4th)G Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (5th)
Pacific Division (All-Star Appearance)F ^ Leon Draisaitl, EDM (1st)F Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (5th)F Clayton Keller, ARI (1st)F * Connor McDavid, EDM (3rd)F Joe Pavelski, SJS (3rd)F Elias Pettersson, VAN (1st)D Brent Burns, SJS (6th)D Drew Doughty, LAK (5th)D Erik Karlsson, SJS (6th)G Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (4th)G John Gibson, ANA (2nd)
* Fan-elected captain^ Fan-voted Last Men In¥ Replacement for Carey Price (MTL)*
